Tractor Trailer Burns In Lily After Liquid Asphalt Catches Fire

Officials with the Lily Fire Department says a semi caught fire, sending heavy smoke and flames into the air. Firefighters say it happened on Fariston Road this week. Investigators say the trailer was being cut up for scrap metal before the fire started. It used to transport liquid asphalt and firefighters said that liquid ignited while being cut up. The fire was contained and no one was injured.